easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
for example; for instance; e.g.
import; importation; introduction; afferent
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
amount of money; sum of money
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to shed light; to cast light
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
materials; data; document
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)